Spain offers 24.5 million euros for reconstruction

HAVANA, Oct. 14 – The Spanish government announced it will donate 24.5 million euros to Cuba to help over next two years with the reconstruction effort in the areas affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, announced Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos during a press conference in Madrid. Cuba’s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque is on an official visit to Spain and met Tuesday with King Juan Carlos and Moratinos.